The San Francisco Giants (17-19) drop by Coors Field Tuesday for an 8:40 p.m. ET first pitch against the Colorado Rockies (17-18) in the first game of a 2-game set. Below, we analyze the Giants-Diamondbacks MLB betting odds and lines, with picks and best bets.
Giants at Rockies: Projected starting pitchers
RHP Kevin Gausman vs. RHP Jon Gray
Gausman: 1-2, 4.54 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 12.1 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 35 2/3 IP over 7 games (6 starts).
- Last start: 2-0 loss against the Los Angeles Dodgers with 3 H, 2 ER, 6 K and 2 BB in 4 2/3 IP Aug. 27.
- Career in Coors Field: 0-1 with a 5.06 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 7 K and 1 BB in 5 1/3 IP.
Gray: 2-3, 5.45 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 5.2 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 through 36 1/3 IP over 7 starts.
- Last start: Win, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K and 3 BB in 6 IP at the Arizona Diamondbacks Aug. 26.
- Career vs. Giants: 1-5 with a 5.30 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 47 K and 22 BB in 54 1/3 IP over 11 starts.
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Giants at Rockies: Key injuries
(Get the latest injury news here.)
Giants
- C Aramis Garcia (hip) out
- OF Austin Slater (groin) out
- OF Joey Rickard (elbow) out
Rockies
- OF David Dahl (back) questionable
- RP Wade Davis (shoulder) out
- SS Brendan Rodgers (shoulder) out
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Giants at Rockies: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports for a full list. Odds last updated at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Prediction
Giants 6, Rockies 4
Moneyline (ML)
The Rockies (-115) were shutout Monday, 6-0, by the San Diego Padres at home. Colorado is sliding in the standings thanks to a 6-14 run over its last 20 games.
The Giants (+105) have won back-to-back games, and their last series, against the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Francisco has come on strong in recent weeks, winning 7 of its last 10 games.
Colorado won the earlier series meeting at Coors Field, 3-1, but the Rockies didn’t dominate the Giants at home in 2019. They went 5-4 in the season series at Coors Field.
Gray’s numbers aren’t very inspiring and it’s not as though he should expect Colorado’s bottom-5 bullpen to bail him out of any trouble. We are BETTING GIANTS (+105) since they are the hotter team and getting plus-money.
Run line/Against the spread (ATS)
Each team has a winning run line record overall but Colorado is just 7-12 on the run line at Coors Field this year. I am cool with the moneyline wager and PASSING ON THE RUN LINE.
Over/Under (O/U)
The UNDER 12 (-110) is the play because the trends say so. Both teams have cashed Unders in 3 of their last 4 games and the Under is 21-8-3 in the last 32 Giants-Rockies meeting. We are getting a good number because neither pitcher has good splits and Coors Field has the reputation of a hitters’ park.
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